GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| spare | not being used |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| pliant | pliable |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |